Night of Ideas (Nuit des Idées)
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About this event
This year's edition of the Nuit des Idées, focusing on the theme "Rebuilding together", will feature vibrant, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary conversations about art, the environment, our societies, and much more!
Created in partnership with the Alliance Française in Sydney, the Powerhouse, and the French Embassy, and moderated by Amanda Collinge (producer of Q&A on ABC), our line-up gathers talented personalities from both France and Australia:
* Rebuilding our soul with the performance on stage of this Ngiyampaa, Yuin, Bandjalang and Gumbangirr artist dedicated to sharing his culture through the power of music.
o Eric Avery (singer and violonist)
* The depth of the environmental crisis we face is a warning that we need to pay more attention to nature. In this part, artists will help us refocus on our relationship with the environment:
o Daria de Beauvais (curator of Palais de Tokyo, Paris),
o Judy Watson (artist)
o Ariel Salleh (sociologist)
* The spread of urban environment is accused of alienating public space and putting social life at risk. A group of architects and a journalist will share ways to make urban architecture more sustainable, and to feel more connected to each other.
o Djamel Klouche from the AUC Collective (French architect, Urbanism Prize 2021)
o Elizabeth Farrelly (journalist)
* The rise of populism and the identity crisis in modern westernized societies has disrupted our democracies. The traumatic attacks in Paris have left deep scars in our societies, yet we commonly underestimate our resilience. A victim of Paris' Bataclan attack in Paris and a journalist who covered the tragedy will explain how they managed to move forward after the events.
o David Fritz Goeppinger (writer)
o Charles Miranda (journalist)
* Rebuilding together our sense of the beauty with electronic-classical sound worlds visceral and immersive made by NGAIIRE, Nick Wales and Bree Van Reyk for Marrugeku's new dance work Le Dernier Appel (The Last Cry).
o Nick Wales (composer and musician)
o Ngaiire (singer)
o Bree van Reyk (percussion)
* Political debates are part of the solution in order to rebuild together what can be. Gauchet is one of France's most prominent contemporary intellectuals. He has written widely on such issues as the political consequences of modern individualism, the relation between religion and democracy, and the dilemmas of globalisation.
o Marcel Gauchet (French philosopher and historian)
o Nathalie Doyle (Professor)
* To change a world where inequality and basic human dignity is under increasing threat. Craig Foster is a human rights and refugee ambassador, NSW Nominee Australian of the Year 2021
o Craig Foster
* Modern life style and restrictions have had a detrimental effect on our ability to take care of ourselves. A French chef will discuss healthy cooking, and participants will be provided with samples of natural food.
o Cherie Lyden (Wholegrain CEO and nutritionist)
o Christophe Lavelle (CNRS research scientist)
See you there!
The ticket includes the conferences, the access to the museum exhibitions, and a French wine tasting.
